In honour of the London 2012 Olympics I decided to make an Olympic themed bento today. I must tell you, I'm mildly in love with this one! I had a vision for this bento a couple weeks ago, and intended to create it earlier but got so busy I just couldn't make time. Irony is it was very quick to make, and used up the left over pizza from dinner! Double win!! I've always been … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
On a more serious note…
Those of you who know me in real life outside of this blog, know that I am personally a huge proponent of charities and non-profit organizations as a whole, but I have a special place in my heart for children's charities, especially those serving children with heart conditions. I will tell the full story another time, but this post is not about me... My daughter was … [Read more...]
Bento Scrap French Toast Casserole and another guest post!
I had the pleasure of guest posting again over at NeverSeconds for breakfast this time. Today's lunch was leftovers from breakfast! Mmmmm, how I love, love, LOVE this meal, and so do the kids which makes me love it even more! If you want to make it for yourself check out the recipe here, it's delicious and easy, I assure you!! In this bento: Alphabet pretzels, mixed … [Read more...]
There’s a monster in my lunch box!!
I've mentioned before that sometimes I have tremendous self discipline and research, and plan out my attack. Those days I typically come up with super cute bentos that will make even the most discerning toddler grin. Other Most days, I fly by the seat of my pants and hope for the best! This is a funny route because sometimes it results in some of my best bentos, and sometimes … [Read more...]
Guest Blogging an undersea adventure over at NeverSeconds
Today marks my last quad lunch. It's hard to believe that 2 weeks have passed already! It went remarkably fast, but needless to say I'm absolutely exhausted! It'll be nice to have a 3 day break before our next set of students arrive... This time from Japan! Today is a very special day for me. I've had the pleasure of guest posting over at NeverSeconds. If you haven't … [Read more...]